To Chicago with love: Emanuel is a housing policy pioneer CRAINS-CHICAGO-horizontal-red-wht CRAINS-CHICAGO-horizontal-red-wht

Recently Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced plans to extend Chicago's landmark "transit-oriented development" ordinance to boost housing supply (and transit ridership) along frequently traveled bus routes, not just CTA train stops. Already a leader in providing market-rate housing to the middle class among big cities, Chicago would, with this effort, elevate its position among the most forward-looking land-use regulators in the country.